Description
An excellent collection of magical texts... I teach my students that there is no strict dividing line between magic and religion, even in Christianity, and this is a vital sourcebook to make this truth a reality for them. -- Kurt Rudolph, Philipps Universitat, Marburg, and author of "Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism" This book is a treasure-trove of material illustrating folk beliefs and practices of a people in Egypt spanning more than a thousand years. -- Birger A. Pearson, University of California, Berkeley This book is well organized and exceedingly well edited. There are helpful introductions to each chapter and, even more, to each selection... [It] could scarcely be more user friendly for lay readers... There exists nothing like it, at least nothing so accessible to nonexperts. -- Robert Segal, Lancaster University, editor of "The Gnostic Jung"
About the Author
Marvin W. Meyer is Professor of Religion at Chapman University and director of the Coptic Magical Texts Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. Richard Smith teaches at Claremont Graduate School and was managing editor of The Nag Hammadi Library (revised edition).
Reviews
The authors make a grand tour of Western philosophy, theology, and ethics. They provide brilliant analyses of pertinent thinkers, including Aristotle, Aquinas, Hobbes, Kant, Rousseau... The writing is fluid and engaging... Library Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9780691004587
Author Marvin W. Meyer
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 595g